diff --git a/kafka/values.yaml b/kafka/values.yaml
index 52c4a83..3336b2e 100644
--- a/kafka/values.yaml
+++ b/kafka/values.yaml
@@ -275,7 +275,6 @@ sasl:
   ##
   client:
     users:
-      - user1
       - admin
     passwords: ""
   ## Credentials for Zookeeper communications.
@@ -291,7 +290,7 @@ sasl:
   ## The client secrets are only required when using oauthbearer as sasl mechanism.
   ## Client, interbroker and controller passwords are only required if the sasl mechanism includes something other than oauthbearer.
   ##
-  existingSecret: ""
+  existingSecret: "kafka-static-user-passwords"
 ## @section Kafka TLS parameters
 ## Kafka TLS settings, required if SSL or SASL_SSL listeners are configured
 ##